Outdoor Activities ...

As we travel, we like to pursue some of our interests (such as astronomy and bird watching).

When in Neafus, we use the following websites to find information relevant to Neafus and the surrounding area.

• Weather ...
  • Before heading outdoors, you should check the weather:
  • The National Weather Service forecast for Neafus

• Astronomy & Satellites ...
  • Whether using binoculars, a small telescope or the naked-eye, the Heavens-Above website can help you to find your way around the night-time sky. In addition to detailed sky charts, their website will help you find planets, asteriods, comets, satellites and their tracks across the sky.
  • To give accurate results, Heavens-Above requires the latitude and longitude of your location. As a starting point, when we link to Heavens-Above, we pass this GPS location for Neafus:
  • 37.395050, -86.611930
  • Once you're on the Heavens-Above website, you can improve its accuracy by giving a more precise longitude and latitude as your actual position.
  • Open the Heavens-Above website centered on Neafus

• Bird Watching ...
  • We enjoy finding new spots for bird watching and we use the eBird website for local sighting reports and to help identify hotspots.
  • The eBird website is organized on a county-by-county basis. We have selected Butler County as the starting point when you click on the link below:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Butler County
  • Since Neafus is near Ohio County and also Grayson County, we have provided a link to their eBird sighting reports:
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Ohio County
  • Open the eBird sighting report for Grayson County

• Waymarking ...
  • Looking for somewhere out of the ordinary? Find a unique place and want to share it with others? Then it's time to visit Waymarking.com:
  • Open the Waymark.com report for Neafus

Curious and Interesting Names Near Neafus ...

As we travel, we always see a community with a name that gives pause. While there are names which are interesting or familiar, some catch our attention or strike our fancy. We always wonder about such a name. If time permits and the community is not too far, we'll usually try to make a side-trip.

• Arnold
  (2 miles [3.2 km] to the west)
  • Arnold is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Arnold
• Casey
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)
  • Casey is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Casey
• Do Stop
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Do Stop is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Do Stop
• Dogwalk
  (Less than 2 miles to the northwest)
  • Dogwalk is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dogwalk
• Flint Springs
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Flint Springs is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flint Springs
• Horse Branch
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Horse Branch is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Horse Branch
• Jugville
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the north)
  • Jugville is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jugville
• Spring Lick
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the northeast)
  • Spring Lick is located in Grayson County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Spring Lick
• Welcome
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the south)
  • Welcome is located in Butler County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Welcome
• Windy Hill
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Windy Hill is located in Ohio County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windy Hill

How Far From Neafus to ...

We spend a lot of time looking through Gazetteers & Almanacs that were published in the late 1800's and early 1900's. Many of the Gazetteers include the distance from a community such as Neafus to various places of note, such as the White House.

With a nod to our favorite Gazetteers, the straight-line distance<1> beginning in Neafus and extending to:

• Morgantown, which is the Seat of Butler County, lies 12 miles [19.3 km]<1> to the south southwest. If you could walk a straight line from Neafus to Morgantown, with an average speed<2> of 2.2 miles [3.5 km] per hour, it would take five to six hours to make the trip. A horse and buggy averaging 3.2 miles [5.1 km] per hour would take nearly four hours.
• Frankfort, which is the State Capital of Kentucky, lies 109 miles [175.4 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving, with an average speed of 63 miles [101.4 km] per hour, would take about two hours, a buggy would take 5 days and walking would take 7 days.
• The White House (Washington, DC) is 529 miles [851.3 km] to the east northeast (ENE). Driving would take just over a day, a buggy would take 21 days and walking would take 30 days.
• The shortest distance<3> to Jerusalem (specifically the Temple Mount and the Dome of the Rock) is 6,359 miles [10,233.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<4>
• The distance to the Great Mosque of Mecca (specifically the Ka'bah - or Kaaba ) is 7,081 miles [11,395.8 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<5>
• The distance to Saint Peter's Basilica (The Vatican) is 4,957 miles [7,977.5 km] and it lies to the northeast (NE).<6>'